The New World Order Is Here - Peter Zeihan

Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst, speaker and author. What does the next decade really hold? Beneath every forecast about the future, one thing quietly determines everything else: energy. From globalisation to warfare to artificial intelligence, how will the world be reshaped in the years ahead? Expect to learn why Peter thinks China will be gone within the next 10 years, how we're entering a labour shortage that no one is ready for, how a shrinking workforce changes geopolitics, what Peter thinks of Mamdani’s win, how the future of wars will be a battle over energy, if America is actually ready for a world built around de-globalisation, the current and future state of the Ukraine-Russian war and much more… - 0:00 Is China Really on the Brink? 6:19 Has China Been Lying About Their Data? 11:08 Can AI Save Us From Population Decline? 17:21 Can We Survive Demographic Collapse? 25:19 How Politics is Impacting Population Data 34:23 The Future of Global Energy 41:03 Are Electric Vehicles Truly Sustainable? 51:24 Where the Green Movement is Really Headed 01:03:40 How Technology is Impacting Modern Warfare 01:08:40 Could China Ignite the Next Global Conflict? 01:15:09 The Power Alliances Reshaping the World 01:18:50 Where to Find Peter - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostPeter Zeihanguest

Dec 4, 20251h 19mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 4, 2025
Duration: 1h 19m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst, speaker and author. What does the next decade really hold? Beneath every forecast about the future, one thing quietly determines everything else: energy. From globalisation to warfare to artificial intelligence, how will the world be reshaped in the years ahead? Expect to learn why Peter thinks China will be gone within the next 10 years, how we're entering a labour shortage that no one is ready for, how a shrinking workforce changes geopolitics, what Peter thinks of Mamdani’s win, how the future of wars will be a battle over energy, if America is actually ready for a world built around de-globalisation, the current and future state of the Ukraine-Russian war and much more… - 0:00 Is China Really on the Brink? 6:19 Has China Been Lying About Their Data? 11:08 Can AI Save Us From Population Decline? 17:21 Can We Survive Demographic Collapse? 25:19 How Politics is Impacting Population Data 34:23 The Future of Global Energy 41:03 Are Electric Vehicles Truly Sustainable? 51:24 Where the Green Movement is Really Headed 01:03:40 How Technology is Impacting Modern Warfare 01:08:40 Could China Ignite the Next Global Conflict? 01:15:09 The Power Alliances Reshaping the World 01:18:50 Where to Find Peter - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Peter Zeihan
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Peter Zeihan, The New World Order Is Here - Peter Zeihan explores peter Zeihan Explains Why America Survives As Others Demographically Collapse Peter Zeihan argues that the U.S. is structurally advantaged in the coming era because of geography, food and energy security, and relative demographic health, while many other major powers—especially China—face terminal demographic and structural crises.

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